Valve-dressing tool



F. WINDISH.

VALVE DRESSING TOOL. APPLIICATION FILED APR. 28, 1922.

1 ,430, 345 Patentgd Sept. 26, 1922.-

Z14 ENTR BY- I ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

FRED WINDISH, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MIARTIN RUDZIK, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

VALVE-DRESSING TOOL.

Application filed April 28, 1922. Serial No. 557,107.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED lVINDIsH, formerly a subject of Austria, and who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, residing at 48 Edgewood St, Hartford, Conn, in thecounty of Hartford and State of. Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valve-Dressing Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelatesto a valve dressing tool.

Among the objects of the invention are the provision of an article of this character which can be inexpensively made and which is simple in construction and effective in action.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of the present specification, I have shown in detail two of the many forms of the embodiment of the invention which will be set forth fully in the following description. Obviously, I am not restricted to this showing. I may depart therefrom in a number of respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevationof one form of the device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of an operating lever and showing the tool-corner in cross section.

Fig. 3 is a view practically similar to Fig.

1, of a modified form.

Like characters refer to like throughout the several views.

The device involves in its make up, a suitable body portion such as that denoted in a general way by 2 and which is as shown, practically in the form of a yoke or fork. This body portion has associated therewith a handle and which may be of the character now to be described. The upper branch of the yoke or fork 2 has a curved extension 3. The free portion of which as shown is practically in parallellism with the adjacent arm or branch of the fork or yoke 2. As shown there may be extended through this extension the screw or pin 1 forked at its outer end with a knob 5 which is generally rigid parts with the screw or pin at which in action is generally stationary or non-rotative.

The implement involves a dressing tool which is operatively related as I will hereits entire length as at 7. The upper end cy lindrical portion of the spindle G is extended through the upper branch of the yoke 2 and .has pinned or otherwise suitably connected with it a sleeve as 8, the pin for the purpose being denoted by 9. The forward end of the pin or screw 41 and the adjacent sleeve 8 have seats as 10 and 11 which as shown jointly receives the ball 2 to eliminate friction, when the spindle 6 in action is being rocked. In line with the sleeve 8 is a longer sleeve 13 which turns in the lower branch of the yoke or fork 2 and which receives the lower cylindrical end of the spindle 6 which is generally connected therewith as by the cross pin 14:.

Sustained for rocking motion by the transverse portion of the yoke or fork 2 practically centrally thereof as shown, is the lever 15 slotted to receive the twisted portion 7 of the spindle 6, the slot being denoted by 16 and the walls thereof closely hugging said twisted portion 7. The lever 15 termi nates at its free hand in a handle 17. As the lever 15 is swung down and up, it being in engagement with the twisted portion 7, rocks or oscillates thespindle 6 and therefore the spindle 6 and therefore the sleeve 13 so that if a tool be connected with the said sleeve 13 the tool is similarly turned. This lever 15 presents a proper actuator.

The tool shown is denoted by 18 and its head by 19, the butt portion of the shank of said tool is removably fitted in the sleeve or socket 13 and is coupled thereto as by the pin 20.

In action the parts will be assembled as shown for example in Fig. 1, and the head 19 being placed against a valve and the knob 5 fitting the hollow of a hand, the

handle 17 will be grasped and the. actuator 15 will be swung down and up the requisite number of times thus resulting in turning the spindle 6 and also the shank of the tool 18 and as a consequence causing the head 19 to dress or clean the valve against which the tool head fits.

In Fig. 3 is shown one of the modifications. In this case, the body portion is also in the form of a yoke or fork 2. The upper branch of the said fork 2 terminates in a loop 21 which is intended to be held in the hand when the implement is in action. The body portion 2" supports the spindle 6 practically the exact duplicate of the spindle 6 and having twisted portion 7. The upper end of the spindle 6 extends through the upper branch of the yoke or fork 2 and immediately below it is furnished with a fixed stop collar 22. The lower plain end of the spindle fits an elongated sleeve 13, this sleeve like the sleeve 13 :t'unetioning as a tool socket. The but-t end ot a tool as 18 is adapted to lit removably the forward end or socket portion of the sleeve 13 and to be held therein by the pin 20. The head 19 f said tool 18 fashioned something after the shape of a screw driver. The head 19 is intended primarily for dressing valves such as those of the Ford type while the head 19 is primarily intended for other kinds of valves.

What I claim is:

A valve dressing implement comprising a body portion in the form of a yoke, one branch of which carries a handle, a sleeve supported for rotation by the other branch, and a spindle supported for rocking motion by one branch of the yoke and keyed to the sleeve carried by the other branch, said sleeve having means to removably fasten therein the shank of a tool, and alever mounted for rocking motion upon the transverse portion of the. yoke the lever having a slot and the twisted portion of the spindle extending through the slot, the lever as it oscillates engaging said twisted portion to rock the spindle.

FRED l VINDISII. Witnesses:

HEATH SU'rI-IERLAND, l VILLIAM E. JOHNSON. 

